Star (2024 Indian film)

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Star
Theatrical release poster
Directed byElan
Written byElan
Produced byB. V. S. N. Prasad
Sreenidhi Sagar
Starring
CinematographyEzhil Arasu K.
Edited byPradeep E. Ragav
Music byYuvan Shankar Raja
Production
companies
Release date
  • 10 May 2024 (2024-05-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budgetest. ₹12 crore[1]

Star is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Elan. The film is jointly produced by B. V. S. N. Prasad and Sreenidhi Sagar under Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra and Rise East Entertainment. It stars Kavin in the titular role, alongside Lal, Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan and Geetha Kailasam. The film follows Kalai, a youngster, who pursues his dream of becoming an actor but goes through various obstacles.

Initially, Harish Kalyan was cast to play the lead role, but he got subsequently replaced by Kavin. The film was announced in August 2023 under the tentative title Kavin's Next, and the official title was announced a few days later. Principal photography commenced in June 2023. It was being predominantly shot in Chennai, and wrapped by mid-February 2024. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography handled by Ezhil Arasu K and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.

Star is scheduled to release worldwide on 10 May 2024 in theatres.

Synopsis[edit]

A youngster aspires to become an actor, but goes through obstacles before he becomes one.[2][3]

Cast[edit]

  • Kavin as Kalai
  • Lal as Kalai's father
  • Aaditi Pohankar as Jimikky
  • Preity Mukhudhan as Meera Malaikodi
  • Geetha Kailasam as Kalai's mother

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

In June 2019, Harish Kalyan, who had a successful collaboration with director Elan after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018), was reported to collaborate with the latter for his next directorial. Amma Creations, headed by T. Siva, would reportedly produce the venture.[4] On 5 December 2020, the project was confirmed by the director, during an interview. Yuvan Shankar Raja was revealed to have been brought on board to compose the score, in his second consecutive film with the director after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal.[5] The venture's production house, Screen Scene Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd, made a public announcement on 12 December. The official title, Star, was announced with a promotional poster that day.[6] In July 2021, reports claimed that the venture was shelved, due to creative differences between Elan and Kalyan.[7]

In August 2023, Kavin, who was praised for his performance in Dada (2023) and a long-time friend of the director, was reported to replace Kalyan for the lead role.[8] On 27 August, B. V. S. N. Prasad, header of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra, who made his Tamil debut with Asvins (2023), and Rise East Entertainment announced that they would be jointly producing the film.[9][10] On 10 September, Aaditi Pohankar and Preity Mukhundhan were announced both playing lead actress roles, with both pairing opposite Kavin, for the first time.[11] The film marks as Aaditi's second Tamil film after the 2017 film Gemini Ganeshanum Suruli Raajanum. She was announced to play the role of Jimikky, the love interest of Kavin's character, Kalai.[12]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began with the first schedule on 1 June 2023 in Chennai.[13] Halfway of filming was completed by 30 January 2024.[14] Principal photography wrapped by 17 February.[15]

Music[edit]

Star
Soundtrack album by
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Released4 May 2024
RecordedDecember 2023 - February 2024
StudioU1 Records, Chennai
AI Watan Studios, Dubai
High Tide Studios, Germany
AM Studios, Chennai
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:06
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music South
ProducerYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja chronology
Pon Ondru Kanden
(2024) 		Star
(2024) 		Gangs of Godavari
(2024)
Singles from Star
  1. "College Superstars"
    Released: 12 December 2023
  2. "Vintage Love"
    Released: 4 April 2024
  3. "Melody"
    Released: 20 April 2024
  4. "Jimikky's Ghazal"
    Released: 25 April 2024

The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his maiden collaboration with Kavin; second with Elan after Pyaar Prema Kaadhal (2018).[16] The audio rights were acquired by Sony Music. The first single "College Superstars" was released on the occasion of Rajinikanth's birthday (12 December 2023).[17] "Vintage Love", "Melody" and "Jimikky's Ghazal" , the second, third and fourth single, released on 4, 20 and 25 April, respectively.[18][19][20] The album, consisting of 10 songs, released on 4 May.[21]

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Shooting Star"Maathevan ThiyagarajanAdhitya RK, Yuvan Shankar Raja1:16
2."Butterfly"Vignesh SrikanthAdhitya RK3:01
3."The First Rain"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja, Priya Mali2:45
4."Star in the Making (Orchestra Version)"––2:00
5."Vintage Love"KabilanYuvan Shankar Raja3:27
6."College Superstars"Madhan KarkyYuvan Shankar Raja3:17
7."Jimikky's Ghazal"Hafeez Hoshiarpuri, Niranjan BharathiNeha Girish3:06
8."Melody"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja2:16
9."Star in the Making"ElanYuvan Shankar Raja2:01
10."Harmony of Hearts"––1:56

Release[edit]

Star is scheduled to release on 10 May 2024 in theatres.[22][23]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Makers Of Kavin's Upcoming Tamil Film Star Increase Budget To Rs 12 Crore: Reports". News18. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "'Star' trailer: Kavin starrer promises an inspiring drama". The Times of India. 27 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ^ Features, C. E. (27 April 2024). "Star trailer: Kavin is a wounded man in pursuit of stardom". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Harish Kalyan to collaborate with Elan once again for his next project?". The Times of India. 5 June 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Harish Kalyan to have multiple looks in his movie with Elan and Yuvan". The Times of India. 5 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Harish Kalyan resembles Thalapathi Rajinikanth in his next titled 'Star'". The Times of India. 12 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Harish Kalyan's 'Star' with director Elan shelved?". The Times of India. 7 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Kavin replaces Harish Kalyan in the much-awaited movie? - Full story - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 7 August 2023. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Kavin's film with director Elan titled 'Star'". The Times of India. 28 August 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  10. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (27 August 2023). "Kavin replaces Harish Kalyan in Elan-Yuvan Shankar Raja's film; title to be revealed soon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Star: Aaditi Pohankar, Preity Mukhundhan play Kavin's heroines". www.moviecrow.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  12. ^ "'Star' makers launch first look of female lead Aaditi Pohankar". The Times of India. 29 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Dada star Kavin begins shoot for his next". OTTPlay. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Director Elan satisfied with the progress of Kavin-starrer 'Star'". The Times of India. 30 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  15. ^ Features, C. E. (17 February 2024). "Shoot of Kavin's Star wrapped up". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  16. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (27 August 2023). "Kavin replaces Harish Kalyan in Elan-Yuvan Shankar Raja's film; title to be revealed soon". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  17. ^ "'Star' first single 'College Superstar' unveiled from Kavin's film on the occasion of Superstar Rajinikanth's birthday". The Times of India. 12 December 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  18. ^ Features, C. E. (4 April 2024). "Vintage Love song from Kavin's Star is here". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  19. ^ Features, C. E. (20 April 2024). "Kavin takes the 'Remo route' for Star's fourth single 'Melody'". Cinema Express. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  20. ^ Features, C. E. (25 April 2024). "'Jimikky's Ghazal' song from Kavin's Star out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  21. ^ "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Kavin's 'STAR' gets a release date in May". The Times of India. 19 April 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  23. ^ Bureau, The Hindu (19 April 2024). "'Dada' fame actor Kavin's 'Star' gets a release date". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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